ASA: NCI-Designated Hospitals Have Lower Mortality after Colorec...

Courtesy MedPage Today Surgery  Mon, 04/28/2008 - 12:17

NEW YORK -- When colorectal cancer surgery is done at National Cancer Institute-designated centers, patients have half the postoperative mortality risk of those with similar procedures elsewhere, researchers reported here.


 

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